Catholic group plans screening of presidential, governorship aspirants ahead of 2019 elections

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- A Catholic group has said it would screen aspirants vying for political positions in the 2019 general elections

- The group, Catholic Action-Nigeria, called on aspirants to fill aspiration forms on its website

- The group asked presidential aspirants to submit a ten-year economy and political blueprint for the nation, on or before Friday, September 14, 2018

As the 2019 general elections approach, a Catholic group identified as Catholic Action-Nigeria has indicated plans to examine aspirants vying for political positions in the forthcoming elections.

Premium Times reports that the group made this known at a press briefing at the Catholic television office in Abuja on Monday, August 20.

NAIJ.com gathers that the chairman, board of trustees of the group, Peter Agbontean, called on Nigerians vying for political positions to fill the aspiration forms on its website.

He said: “Catholic Action-Nigeria will be examining individuals vying for political positions who make themselves available to us.

“To this end, we hereby call on interested Nigerians vying for political positions to fill in the aspiration form on our website-www.catholicng.org and attach the following: Presidential aspirants: A ten-year economy and political blueprint for the nation, to be submitted on or before Friday, September 14, 2018.

“For governorship positions, candidates are expected to submit: a ten-year economic/political blueprint to be submitted on or before Friday, November 2, 2018.

“Legislatures, both federal and state are to submit a blueprint of bills for five years, which is expected to lead to the development of the nation, states and their respective constituencies. This is expected to be submitted on or before Friday, November 2, 2018.

“We need young Nigerians to understand that the first 20 years in this fourth republic started in 1999 and is due to end in 2019. The activities that have been carried out between the years, 1999 to date has brought us to the present challenges in our country, which is not favourable to many. Therefore we call on all patriotic youth to take the responsibility of deciding what they want from the years, 2019 to 2039 which will determine the nation, the next generation of youths will dwell.”

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Reverend Samuel Uche, said Christians in the 2019 elections would not vote for wicked and lazy politicians, who he described as religious bigots.

Uche, who said this in a sermon delivered at the 2018 Democracy Day Interdenominational Church Service held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, added that although he had only one vote, he could influence at least two million voters from his denomination and many other Christians.

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